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Warsaw is a tiny town of 560 people in Rice County, Minnesota. It's about 30 miles from Mankato, MN and 49 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $302k and rent runs about $954 a month.
560people
$302kTypical home
$954/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 560
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 648 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Mankato, MN
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $302k (≈$1,901/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (707 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MSP airport
- 43 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,020 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rice County: R+3 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.